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Smollett was charged with felony disorderly conduct charge for filing a false police report. In the report, Smollett claimed he was attacked by two men who yelled racist and homophobic slurs at him and alleging the two men hung a noose around his neck. After an investigation, The Chicago Police determined that he allegedly paid two men to stage the whole attack.

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Forgive my skepticism when the police department that tried to cover up video of LaQuan McDonald's death suddenly claims they can find no video evidence of the attack on #JussieSmolletthttps://t.co/zdH8SWonnY

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The internalized anti-Blackness in our community and the internalized self-hate some gay men openly express also hurt efforts to bring justice for Jussie Smollett and Black trans women who often fall more victim to hate crimes.

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why are people assuming Jussie Smollett is lying... why do y’all want to believe that lgbtq people make shit up when they are actually just in very real danger every day? What are y’all trying to prove? Stop trying to paint lgbt people as oversensitive for wanting basic safety!!!

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There’s a lot to say. There's a lot do. I haven’t the grace at the moment to put my rage into action so I’ma wait. With that said, We love you Jussie. We stand by you. We fight this Civil War together! @JussieSmollettpic.twitter.com/aES9dlVWqT

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While the details surrounding the attack on Jussie Smollett continue to develop over time, there is growing chatter online from the MAGA side of the map that he’s making it all up. With reports stating that the attack was racially motivated, MAGA Twitter is calling the attack a hoax but Black Twitter is pushing back.
Far-Right pundits like Michelle Malkin and Steven Crowder have used their large platforms to question the motive of the attack and if Smollett’s account of what occurred were credible.
The skepticism easily spread over to Twitter among that base, and the decrying of the attack as racially motivated and homophobic has been robust despite the Empire actor receiving hate mail at a Fox studio in Chicago.
We’ve collected some of the responses from Black Twitter shouting down the Far-Right MAGA nutballs with little else to do with their lives below.
Family of #JussieSmollett:
"Jussie has told the police everything from the very beginning. His story has never changed, and we are hopeful they will find these men and bring them to justice." pic.twitter.com/ZDnJF6WEWh
— Michael Del Moro (@MikeDelMoro) January 31, 2019https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
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Photo: WENN